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Mauro Zammarano, Roland H. Kraemer, Richard H. Harris Jr., Thomas J. Ohlemiller, John R. Shields, Sameer Rahatekar, Jeffrey W. Gilman
Polyurethane flexible foams (PUFs) are used extensively as upholstery and bedding materials. Untreated PUFs are prone to rapid fire growth due to their low
A two-dimensional model was developed to evaluate the effect of laser beam alignment errors on the dimensions of the probe volume in duel-beam interferometry
Samuel Manzello, Richard Gann, S R. Kukuck, Kuldeep Prasad, Walter W. Jones
Two gypsum wall assemblies were exposed to intense real-scale compartment fires, from the time of ignition to beyond flashover. The construction of each
A dual burner apparatus has been developed for the purpose of assessing the flammability of a mattress/foundation combination in a manner that correlates with
Simulation of the effects of severe fires on the structural integrity of builings requires a close coupling between the gas phase energy release andtransport
There has been a great deal of recent experimental and, particularly, theoretical interest in the development of spatial and temporal oscillations in laminar
The structural integrity of a building, and the safety of building occupants and first responders in an actual fire, will depend upon the quality of the
Richard Gann, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Marc R. Nyden
This report presents the methodology for and results from a series of room-scale fire tests to produce data on the yields of toxic products in both pre
The objective of fire hazard and risk analyses is to estimate conditions of safety for people, including those that are more sensitive to fire smoke than others
A three-dimensional model of the probe volume in duel-beam interferometry measurements was developed to evaluate the effect of laser beam alignment errors
Occupants in fire emergencies in buildings are presented with multiple pieces of information and environmental cues which produce varying levels of stress for
An analytical model of the initial expansion of a fireball is presented.The model is based on an exact solution of the low Mach number combustion equations in
Jason D. Averill, C Meneveau, H S. Kang, F Charlette, O Knio, D Veynante
This paper discusses three interrelated aspects of modeling scalar transport, mixing and combustion, in the context of large-eddy simulation (LES). In terms of
At least three different physics based approaches to fire dynamics simulations have evolved over the years; lumped parameter or ''zone models'', computational
A successful simulation of compartment fires using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) must be able to adequately model three significant phenomena: the
Takashi Kashiwagi, Y N. Nakamura, Kuldeep Prasad, Howard R. Baum, S L. Olson, O -. Fujita, K K. Nishizawa, K. Ito
Ignition and subsequent flame spread over a paper sample and a PMMA sheet in microgravity are studied experimentally and theoretically. New results obtained
This paper is the executive summary of NIST Technical Note 1453 (May 2003). The original abstract follows.This report presents the methodology for and results
A series of tragic events in the United States over the past decade, punctuated by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has exposed the
At least three different physics based approaches to fire dynamicssimulations have evolved over the years; lumped parameter or ''zone models'',computational
W H. Awad, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Marc R. Nyden, Richard H. Harris Jr., T E. Sutto, J H. Callahan, Paul C. Trulove, H X. DeLong
Increasing the thermal stability of organically modified layered silicates is one of the key points in the successful technical application of polymer layered
Matthew Bundy, George Mulholland, Samuel Manzello, Jiann C. Yang, J H. Scott
A study of acetylene and silane diffusion flames was performed in normal gravity (1-g) and microgravity ([mu]-g) to determine the evolution of soot and silica
The BFRL program to advance the technology for first responders to use information from building systems for safer and better fire fighting is presented
The fire-induced collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings 1, 2, and 7 on 11 September 2001 demonstrated the need for engineering methods to predict
The application of quantum mechanics and molecular simulation methods can yield new insights into thermal reactivity and its effect on materials flammability
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires are different than either wildland or urban fires. In part, this is because the heat release rates and the burning time
Mauro Zammarano, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Marc R. Nyden, Eli M. Pearce, Menachem Lewin
Polymer nanocomposites based on layered silicates (PLS) have attracted the interest of the scientific community for their outstanding combination of properties
The optical extinction of infrared radiation by a water spray has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. A theoretical analysis based upon Mie